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diacetic acid

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[dahy-uh-see-tik, -set-ik, dahy-] / ˈdaɪ əˈsi tɪk, -ˈsɛt ɪk, ˌdaɪ- /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. acetoacetic acid.


Etymology

Origin of diacetic acid

First recorded in 1880–85; di- 1 + acetic acid

Example Sentences

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On the ordinary diet of the ward she showed 8.7% sugar, no acetone or diacetic acid.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

On this diet she was putting out 8 grams of sugar a day with moderately strong acetone and diacetic acid reactions in her urine.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

She never excreted much acetone or diacetic acid, and when she was discharged there was merely the faintest traces of these in the urine.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

On house diet, containing about 90 grams of carbohydrate, she excreted 6.9% of sugar, with moderate acetone and diacetic acid reactions in the urine.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

There had never been any diacetic acid in her urine, and only a trace of acetone.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

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